Professor Colin David Binnie

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Memorial - Prof Colin David Binnie

May 11, 2019, 5:40 PM US/Eastern

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Board Room, King's College Hospital

This will be a celebration of Colin's life and career, held in the boardroom at King's College hospital, Camberwell.
Funeral/Burial

May 9, 2019, 10:30 AM US/Eastern

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St Hilda's Church, London, SE4

This will be a Church of England service at St Hilda's Church, followed by a burial at Brockley cemetery. For maps and details:

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Professor Colin David Binnie

January 23, 1938 - March 21, 2019

This memorial is dedicated to the life of Professor Colin David Binnie. Please feel free to share photos and memories of Colin. If you would like to make a donation to help continue the work he started helping patients with Epilepsy, please go to JustGiving.com and search for "Colin Binnie Telemetry Unit".

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Colin was born in 1938, in East London. Officially he was a cockney, as he was "born within the sound of bow bells". He was an only child to Doris, and David an accountant in the City of London. Colin's childhood was mainly spent in Leigh on Sea, and then at boarding school. For virtually all of his education he received scholarships, and he did his first degree at Downing College, Cambridge. Colin had a very distinguished... see moreColin was born in 1938, in East London. Officially he was a cockney, as he was "born within the sound of bow bells". He was an only child to Doris, and David an accountant in the City of London. Colin's childhood was mainly spent in Leigh on Sea, and then at boarding school. For virtually all of his education he received scholarships, and he did his first degree at Downing College, Cambridge. Colin had a very distinguished career as a Professor of Clinical Neurophysiology, a specialist in Epilepsy and EEG. He was a doctor, an educator, a researcher and a mentor, and was influential in the treatment of Epilepsy all over the world. He helped develop the anti-epileptic drug Lamotrigine. He has left behind a very large archive of scholarly papers, research publications and books, including "A manual of Electroencephalographic Technology" (Binnie, Rowan, Gutter) 1982. Colin was married to Margaret for 41 years, before she died prematurely aged 68. His second marriage to Alexandra lasted 13 years. Colin had 2 children, Caroline and Jonathan, 2 grandchildren, Max and Harvey, and 2 step-children, Leonora and Max. Colin travelled extensively, both for work and pleasure, and learnt many languages, including Dutch and Japanese. He climbed part of the Himalayas with his wife Margaret just before he turned 50, and spent 10 or so years of his life and career living in the Netherlands, helping to develop Epilepsy services there. Colin was creative, caring, supportive, funny, super bright, and sometimes a bit pompous, lacking in common sense and silly. He always had a twinkle in his eyes, his smile and laughter could light up a room, right until the end. In his last years he sadly developed Parkinson's disease, and cognitive problems, and moved to a nursing home. After a long period in hospital, he sadly passed away in a home in Sydenham near his daughter and grandsons, but peacefully. He will be remembered for the innovations he brought to the care of people with Epilepsy, his kindness and his sense of humour. Colin is buried in Brockley cemetery, South East London. Rest in Peace Colin, Professor, Prof, Dad, Grandad.

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